Environmental Health Nursing: Planning patient care for environmental illness & multiple chemical sensitivity [Spiral-bound]

Heather Millar (Author), Myrna Millar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

The changing world is impacting health. Many nurses and their patients experience perplexing symptoms. The effects of subtle chemical exposure can occur anywhere, from the home to the hospital. Environmental Health Nursing provides the nurse with knowledge and skills for expert intervention in the emerging areas of environmental health, for example, latex sensitivity, sick building syndrome, allergy management, multiple chemical sensitivity, fibromyalgia, food intolerance and chronic fatigue.

Key elements include: Toxicology and Systems; Nutrition for the Sensitive Patient; Pharmacy for the Sensitive Patient; Rationale to Support All Interventions; Easy to Use Table Format; and Time-Saving Teaching Tools. Each nursing diagnosis is specific to environmental illness & multiple chemical sensitivity and covers: definition, defining characteristics, related factors, interventions, outcome criteria and rationale. This publication is relevant for all disciplines and levels of nursing.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Meet the Challenges for Nursing in the 21st Century. Environmental Illness is rapidly increasing in the general population. Are you prepared to diagnose this condition and recommend appropriate patient care? Key elements of Environmental Health Nursing: Anatomy and Physiology; Toxicology; Rationale to Support All Interventions; Practical Techniques; Time-saving Instructional Tools; Easy to Use Format; Information on Environmental Hazards for Health Care Workers. Designed for use with patient guide, Overcoming Environmental Illness.

About the Author

This is another publication in the field of Environmental Health from Heather and Myrna Millar. Their work is based on extensive research and "hands on" experience with illnesses that are triggered by environmental factors.

Heather Millar has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of British Columbia. She is licensed as a registered nurse in British Columbia, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Arkansas. Her pediatric nursing career includes experience in the following clinical areas: oncology, hematology, cardiac, pulmonary, renal, and endocrine. She has practiced at LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis; Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio; New Orleans Children's Hospital, New Orleans; Florida Hospital, Orlando; British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver; and St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon.

Myrna Millar has Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor of Education with great distinction from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Bachelor of Arts with distinction from the University of Saskatchewan. Myrna has extensive experience as a businesswoman and educator, particularly in the area of the development, writing, and implementation of training programs. She has also served on a number of community boards and organizations that have a primary focus in the health field, including the Minister's Advisory Council for Women's Health for the Province of British Columbia and the BC Women's Hospital Foundation Board.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 740 pages
• Publisher: NICO Environmental Health Strategies (March 1, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 0969924542
• ISBN-13: 978-0969924548
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,592,803 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)